RODRIGUEZ, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
George Schneider; Jonathan M. Slomba; James Puntumapanitch; Justin Head; Ryan Helfrich, Appellants,
v.
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation, dba BARBRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
David Feldman; Cameron Gharabiklou; Emily Grant; Jeff Lang; Sarah McDonald; Cara Patton; Rachel Schwartz; Greg Thomas, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
David Oriol; Jason Tingle, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
James Juranek; Audrey Juranek; Richard P. Le Blanc, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
Evans & Mullinix, P.A.; Sarah Siegel; Jennifer Brown McElroy; Daniel Schafer, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
Robert Gaudet, Jr.; Andrea Boggio; Sandeep Gopalan; Elizabeth De Long, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Rodriguez, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee,
Pamela Collins, Appellants,
v.
West Publishing Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, dba BAR-BRI; Kaplan, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted March 3, 2009.
Filed April 23, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., P.A., Gainesville, FL, on behalf of objector-appellant Pamela Collins.
J. Garrett Kendrick and C. Benjamin Nutley, Kendrick & Nutley, Pasadena, CA, on behalf of objectors-appellants George Schneider, Jonathan M. Slomba, James Puntumapanitch, Justin Head, and Ryan Helfrich.
Charles A. Sturm, Steele Sturm PLLC, Houston, TX, on behalf of objectors-appellants James Juranek, Audrey Juranek, and Richard P. LeBlanc.
Scott L. Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., on behalf of objectors-appellants Robert Gaudet, Jr., Andrea Boggio, Sandeep Gopalan, Elizabeth De Long.
Steven F. Helfand, Helfand Law Offices, San Francisco, CA, on behalf of objectors-appellants David Feldman, Cameron Gharabiklou, Emily Grant, Jeff Lang, Sarah McDonald, Cara Patton, Rachel Schwartz, and Greg Thomas.
J. Darrell Palmer, Law Offices of Darrell Palmer, Solana Beach, CA, on behalf of objectors-appellants Evans & Mullinix, P.A., Sarah Siegel, Jennifer Brown McElroy, Daniel Schafer, David Oriol, and Jason Tingle.
Sidney K. Kanazawa, McGuireWoods LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Dan Drachler, Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP, Seattle, WA, on behalf of plaintiffs-appellees Ryan Rodriguez, et al.
Stuart N. Senator, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, on behalf of defendant-appellee Kaplan, Inc.
James P. Tallon, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, on behalf of defendant-appellee West Publishing Corporation.
Before DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER and KIM McLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
West Publishing Corp. and Kaplan, Inc. entered a settlement agreement in an antitrust class action brought by those who purchased a BAR/BRI course between August 1, 1997 and July 31, 2006. (BAR/BRI is a subsidiary of West that provides preparation courses for state bar exams.) The district court approved the settlement, and several class members who object (Objectors) appeal. Their principal objection relates to incentive agreements...
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